Sectional post



H. E. NEWMAN.

SECTIONM. POST.

APPLICATION HLD MAR. 20. 1919.

1,321,237. Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

A TTORMEYS UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

HENRY EDWARD NEWMAN, 0F SHOSI-IONE, IDAHO.

SECTIONAL Posn To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY E. NEWMAN, a citizen of the'United States, anda resi dent of Shoshone, in the county of Lincoln and State of Idaho,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sectional Posts, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement'in' sec tional posts, and has for itsobject to provide a post, as for instance, a telephone, telegraph, orfence post, wherein that part which is within the ground and more liableto decay may be made of indestructible material or of wood resistant todecay, while that part outside the ground may be of other wood lessresistant.

In the drawings Figure l is a front view of a post constructed inaccordance with the invention,

Fig. 2 is a' similar view of another embodiment of the invention,

Fig. 3 is a similar view of another embodiment with parts in section,

Fig. 4 is a front view of another embodiment.

I11 the present embodiment of the invention, the post consists of asection 1 and a section 2, the section 1 being adapted to be placedwithin the ground as shown, while the section 2 is above the ground.Both sections are of wood in the present instance, and that section 1below the ground may be of some wood not easily affected by dampness, asfor instance, cypress or catalpa, while the upper section 2 may be ofcheaper material, since it is not exposed to the action of dampness likethat portion within the ground.

To connect the sections, there is provided upon the section 1 a tongue 3which has its opposite side walls undercut or dove tailed as shown, andthe lower end of the section 2- rests upon the broad upper surface ofthis tongue 3, it being understood that the tongue extends the fullthickness of the post, and has a considerable thickness.

The sections are connected together by bars 4:, the said bars beingsecured to'the section 2 in any desired manner, and each. bar extendsbelow the sectlon 2 and is pro vided at the said lower end with a rib 5extending transversely of the bar andshaped to fit and fill the spacebetween the Specification of Letters Patent. 7

sired manner, as for instance by screws or nails, by loops or wires, orby transversely arrangedbolts. The bars might be of the same thicknessthroughout their length as shown in Fig. 1, or they might be tapering.-

as'shown in Fig. 2.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 2, the post consistsofa base section 6 and a top section 7. The base section 6 is of plasticmaterial capable of hardening, as for instance, concrete, and this baseportion has at its upper end and at its opposite sides transversegrooves 8. The section 7 which is above the ground, is of any crosssection, and of any shape, and it is held to the section 6 by means ofbars 9 which are secured to the section 7 in any suitable or desiredmanner.

These bars as shown extend below the section 7 at their lower end andhave transverse ribs 10 which are shaped to fit and fill the grooves 8.The bars 9 might be connected to the sections 7 in any suitable ordesired manner, and the section 6 is suitably reinforced by reinforcingrods as indicated. v I

In Fig. 3 the post is composed of the upper'section 11 and the basesection 12, and the base section is hollow, being a shell instead of asolid casting as shown in Fig. 2. This section 12- has transversegrooves 13 in its opposite side walls near its upper end, and thesegrooves are adapted to be engaged by transverse ribs 13 on bars '15which are secured to the section 11.

In Fig. 4, the post is composed of the base section 16 and the topsection 17. The base section is of plastic material capable ofhardening, and the top section 17 is of wood or the like. The sectionsare held together by bars 18, which taper from their lower ends to theirupper ends, and the lower ends have transverse ribs 19, which areadapted to engage similarly shaped grooves 20 in the base section. V

A bolt 21 is passed transversely of the Patented Nov. 11, 1919.Application filed March 20, 1919. Serial No. 283,831. i

post between the sections, through the bars extending the full width or"the post, and that the base sections may be made of any desired lengthto provide sufficient anchorage for the post.

The base sections when of plastic material may be reinforced in anypreferred arrangement, and instead of being hollow as shown in Fig. 3,it is obvious that the said sections might be provided With a verticalopening for ventilation for the sake of light.

I claim 1. A post of the character specified, com prising a basesect-ion adapted to be inserted in the ground, and a top section to beabove the ground, and a detachable connection between the sections, oneof said sections having transverse grooves in its opposite side Walls,bars secured to the sections and having ribs engaging the grooves, thesecuring means for the bars comprising a bolt passing through the barsand between the abutting ends of the sections.

'2. A post of the character specified comprising a. base section and atop section, and means for detachably connecting the sections, saidmeans comprising bars. secured to the top section and extending beyondthe lower end ofthe said. section and having transverse ribs on theirinner faces, the base section having grooves for engagement by the ribs.

HE N'RY EDWARD NEWMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

